Sirenes/Seirenoussai (islands)
natural · 750 BC – 2100 AD
Sirenes/Seirenoussai Inss. (modern Le Sirenuse or Li Galli) is an archipelago off the Amalfi Coast of Italy. In Greek mythology, the islands were home to the Sirens who tempted sailors, including Odysseus.
- Coordinates
- 40.58122, 14.43181
- Also known as
- Le Sirenuse (it), Li Galli (it), Li Galli (it), Seirenoussai (grc), Sirenes, Σειρηνοῦσσαι (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)